Navaratri 2013 Dates

Navratri is a nine day festival celebrated in respect of Godess Durga. During the nine days people worship nine manifestations of Goddess Durga.

Navaratri festivity occurs 4 times in a year. Among all the navaratri’s Shardiya Navratri or Maha Navaratri is clebrated in a grand manner. This Maha Navaratri is celebrated during the first nine days of shukla paksha in the hindu lunar month of Ashwin. This year, Shardiya Navratri is from October 5 to October 13, 2013. This Navaratri named as Shardiya Navratri because it falls during the Sharad ritu.

Here are the dates of Shardiya Navratri for the year 2013.

Navaratri Dates 2013

Navratri Day

Date

Day

Tithi

Celebration

Navratri Day 1

5th October 2013

Saturday

Pratipada/ Padyami

Kalasa Sthapana
Shailaputri Puja

Navratri Day 2

6th October 2013

Sunday

Dwitiya/ Viduya

Chandra Darshan
Brahmacharini Puja

Navratri Day 3

7th October 2013

Monday

Tritiya/ Tadiya

Sindoor Tritiya
Chandraghanta Puja

Navratri Day 4

8th October 2013

Tuesday

Chaturthi

Kushmanda Puja
Varad Vinayaka Chauth

Navratri Day 5

9th October 2013

Wednesday

Panchami

Upang Lalita Vratam
Skanda Mata Puja

Navratri Day 6

10th October 2013

Thursday

Shashthi

Saraswati Awahan
Katyayani Puja

Navratri Day 7

11th October 2013

Friday

Saptami

Saraswathi Puja
Kala Ratri Puja

Navratri Day 8

12th October 2013

Saturday

Ashtami

Durga Ashtami
Maha Gowri Puja
Sandhi Puja
Maha Navami

Navratri Day 9

13th October 2013

Sunday

Navami

Vijaya Dasami

Other three navaratris during the year are Chaitra Navaratri, Ashadha Gupta Navatratri and Magha Gupta Navaratri. Chaitra Navratri is also known as Vasanta Navaratri.